October 30, Colombo (LNW): The Central Environment Authority (CEA) has announced that, from April 01, 2026, all plastic water bottles and feeding bottles sold in Sri Lanka must carry the Sri Lanka Standards (SLS) Product Certification Mark, in line with a new directive issued by the Consumer Affairs Authority.
In a public notice, the CEA stated that the regulation aims to enhance consumer safety, particularly for children, by ensuring that bottles used for storing beverages or feeding infants meet national quality standards.
According to the guidelines, reusable plastic bottles intended for carrying liquids must comply with SLS 1616 standards, while infant feeding bottles must adhere to SLS 1306 requirements.
The CEA further clarified that, under Section 12(1) of the Consumer Affairs Authority Act No. 9 of 2003, all locally manufactured bottles are required to display the SLS certification mark, whereas imported bottles must be approved by the Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI).
It also cautioned that producing, selling, importing, storing, or distributing bottles that fail to meet these standards will be considered a violation of the law.
The directive follows a Gazette notification issued earlier in October by the Consumer Affairs Authority, which introduced mandatory SLS certification for reusable plastic bottles and polymer-based infant feeding bottles to regulate product safety and quality.
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